The 1st Seiyu Awards ceremony was held on March 3, 2007 at the Akiba 3D Theater in Akihabara, Tokyo. [1] General voting categories had 10 nominations each for Best Lead (actor/actress), Best Supporting (actor/actress), Rookie (actor/actress), Singing, and Personality. Special Achievement, Achievement, and Synergy Awards were selected by the event without nominations. [2] The period of general voting lasted from October 21, 2006 to January 10, 2007.
Winners are listed below. [3]
Winners | Agency | Characters | Anime |
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Best Actor in leading role | |||
Jun Fukuyama | Production Baobab | Lelouch Lamperouge | Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion |
Best Actress in leading role | |||
Romi Park | Theatrical group En | Nana Osaki | NANA |
Best Actors in supporting roles | |||
Akira Ishida | Mausu Promotion | Athrun Zala | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny |
Kōki Miyata | 81 Produce | Kazumi Yoshinaga | Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle |
Best Actresses in supporting roles | |||
Ami Koshimizu | Gekidan Wakakusa | Kallen Stadtfeld | Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion |
Yuko Goto | Production Baobab | Mikuru Asahina | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya |
Best Rookie actors | |||
Tetsuya Kakihara | 81 Produce | Mikoto Yutaka | Princess Princess |
Masakazu Morita | Aoni Production | Ichigo Kurosaki | Bleach |
Best Rookie actresses | |||
Yui Kano | Aoni Production | Momoko Kuzuryu | Sumomomo Momomo |
Aya Hirano | Space Craft | Haruhi Suzumiya | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya |
Best Personality | |||
Winner | Agency | Radio Programs | Broadcasting Station |
Masumi Asano | Arts Vision | A&G Super Radio Show - Anispa! | JOQR |
Best Musical Performance | |||
Winners | Record Label | Song | Anime |
Nana Mizuki | King Records | Justice to Believe , opening theme | Wild Arms V |
Special Achievement Award | |||
Winners | Agency | ||
Kei Tomiyama | Production Baobab (final career) | ||
Achievement Award | |||
Toru Ohira | Ohira Production | ||
Masako Ikeda | Haikyō | ||
Noriko Ohara | Production Baobab | ||
Mariko Mukai | 81 Produce | ||
Synergy Award | |||
Pokémon | |||
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